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propyl

Pronunciation: /ˈpɹoʊpəl/

The English word “propyl” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. Either of two isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₃H₇, formally derived from propane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.

Etymology

From the chemical prefix propyl-, from propylic or directly from earlier French propylique, from prop(ionique) + -yle + -ique, where -yle, as in French méthylène, is from ὕλη (húlē, “wood, substance”).

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